God damn it!1
If only I had remembered!2
How many times have I said that!3
If only I had remembered!4
It all ended up down here at the Wharf Hotel on Fryatt Street. Just across the road from the docks where three overseas freighters were berthed.5
The bar on the ground floor of the hotel, was three quarter full, and so were most of the patrons. Just about every nationality had a representative on the floor. The rest were leaning against the wall or leaning on tables. The air was blue with both smoke and fowl language, (there were a lot of chicks in the bar), and it was hard to tell which was the most, the cackling or the smoking. Both were pretty profound.6
It was Monday and it had been a big weekend. Well, any weekend was big ‘cause it consisted of two days and that’s big for a guy who only lives one day at a time.7
I was drinking Captain Morgan with Doc. Speight’s beer chasing it, with a couple of mates, Bullocky Dan and Buck Rabbit. We were doing a bit of sea gulling on the wharves to get some of the readies for it’d soon be the white bait season and we had to get over to the coast. It was smoko time and we were taking a break from unloading a Swedish freighter.8
We were just talking about this and that and chewing the fat, and comparing how you could relate most sheilas to certain fish both by looks and aroma. The ones in here would go well in the cray pots up Kaikoura way. 9
But I digress.10
If only I had bloody well remembered we wouldn’t be in the trouble we were in.11
We had hit old Dunedin town with plenty of dough. Enough to start our own bakery in fact. Into the local casino so as to boost our funds playing the pokies and a bit of blackjack, we figured on winning enough so that we could lay back before heading west. But you see, I had forgotten Old Buck Rabbit couldn’t count let alone read and he insisted on playing blackjack. Every time he got twenty two he accused the dealer of ripping him off. Sure enough it wasn’t long before a ruckus broke out and Buck tried feeding the Dealer’s head through the money slot. Needless to say, we had to pay for the damage and that left us poorer than the preverbial church mouse.12
Geeezus! I could have avoided all that trouble if I had remebered to keep Buck away from the blackjack table!13
Author notes
*3. Write the following in the voice of a 52 year old man: I could have avoided all that trouble if I had remebered to...*
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Thanks Carl ...
Comments from you are real important to me. I do appreciate them.
Thanks again.
Sammy -
... Thanks Paul. I have an entire series on these three called "The Trio". 11 poems in all. All following on one after the other. If you get a chance, I'm sure you will enjoy them.
Take care friend,
Sammy -
I m plesed your injecting local colour into these storys they're a ball to read I hope we hear more from Bullocky Dan and Buck Rabbit you seem to have a ready made set of comic heros
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Thank you
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I too have read all but one and am most impressed with the quality of the writes. I truly appreciate your visit and your kind words.
Take care,
Mega
Sammy
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Yay Sammy!! You brought back two of my favorite characters! Bullocky Dan and Buck rabbit. I do love the way you spin a tale. If there's a heaven and I meet you there... I am going to sit at your feet and you can tell me story after story. I so enjoy the way you plot things. This was great. I love the image too!
Isn't that cool? I saw that and did a little creative editing because I had to have it. Once again you leave me in awe of your talent Sammy. This contest is a killer! I have not read one bad thing! I am sooo psyched by what I have read here. Thank you so much for entering and good luck!
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Thanks Anne ... Good to see you again ...
Gotta keep educating these foreigners ...
Sammy -
Love all the Kiwi speak - might have a few scratching over some of the lingo mate. Nice one.
Cheers
Anne -
Thanks Ayizan for your comment.
Much appreciated.
Sammy -
to throw in an illiterate person into a game of poker is just wrong and u know it lol good story and good luck too
Rae
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